The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-09
Farm Work for November.

The old Georgia rule was to SOW in the dark
nights in October. We are OF the opinion that
the man who understood the rule literally,
and sowcd, plowed and narrowed In his crop
after dnrk, was as philosophical as those who
insist that wheat should be sOwn during the
last quarter Of the moon in October. The
dark nights -so-called-as often occur dur
ing the first week as during the last week.
Tic best rule probably is TO SOW about the
usual time of the first killing frost, which
generally occurs, in Middle Georgia, about
the last OF October or first of November.
Such IL rule applies equally well throughout
the region in which wintcrSOwlng prevails,
and adjusts itself TO the other operations ana
conditions on farm, none OF which are de-
pendent upon the phases Of tho moon. rs III.
ready suggested in last months 'rhonghts,
not every farmer should attempt 10 produce
his own supply of wheat. Proper d1vcrSiflca-
tion of crops does not Imply that a farmer
should absolutely produce cCcrWhtng. But
there arc many farms in the hill country, of
the Eastern. Gulf and South Atlantic States,
on which wheat may he grown with almost
rs much certainty as in the great wheat Stales
of the Northwest. Experience has shown
that tho best results are obtained when seed
Of Southern growth arc sown, of varieties
that are OF local. good reputation. Seed wheat
from the North and West fail, aS rule, when
sown In the cotton States. Sow on high,
wcll-draincd cotton land, having II clay sub
soil close by, inanuring with cotton seed, or
meal mixed with acid phosphate, in the pro-
portion of twenty bushels of cotton seed or
Two hundred pounds of meal to one hundred
nounds of acid phosphate which will do for
one acre If the green seed are used they
should be plowed in before sowing the wheat.
If the meal he used with acid phosphate the
mixture may be SOwn with the wheat on the
freshly plowed land and narrowed in alto
@cthcr.
OATS.
II is still in good time to SOW oats in the
southern parts of our territory. Indeed, II is
the usual time I'm Southern Georgia and coll
iiuuous sections OF other States. If the work
was not done last month, even In regions fur.
thrr north, ii is advisable to sow oats even
now. rather than rely entirely on Il spring
crop. Notwithstanding repeated winter-kill-
ING of late. years. we have still more conil
dence-in the long-run-in fall sown oats than
in spring suwn.
POTATOES.
Detailed suggestions for digging and prcser-
wing this crop were given last month. If not
already harvested no time should he lost In
doin. This job. The hills or banks should be
more and more deeply covered with earth as
the winter comes on.
CorrOS.
The exceedingly favorable weather that
prevailed during the early fall has made 1t an
easy matter to gather the crop in good condi-
ton flour suggestions looking TO the most
eXpcuiti tiOuS plan of saving the crop have been
needed the last picking involves the cleaning
of the cotton remaining after the first haSty
grab 1t will now be realized how little will
have been lost If the huls remain as they first
left and how much has been saved by follow.
Ing the suggestions in securing the bulk OF tho
crop in good condition.
CARE f0F LIVE STOCK.
Owing to our comparatively mild winter